My father Yongle, building a five-good family

Chapter 19 Gao Yang, why don’t you kneel down?
The dusk is dim.

The light in the hall was already dimming.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood in front of the table, candlelight flickering in his hand, facing a colorful silk map.

On the map, the mountains, rivers, border islands are depicted in great detail, even lifelike.

In the hall of the Qianqing Palace, several gentlemen were reporting to Zhu Yuanzhang on the study situation of the princes and grandchildren during the day.

Old Zhu seemed ruthless and always scolded his sons. Even when he treated Zhu Biao, he even threw a chair at him. However, he did have a kind of humanity that other emperors did not have.

In Lao Zhu's opinion, educating children is the same as farming.

When it is time to fertilize, you have to fertilize, such as finding a famous teacher to teach your children.

But when it came time to prune branches and pull out weeds, he had to be ruthless, just like singling out his disobedient children and grandchildren, giving them a scolding and a beating from the Seven Wolves.

But at the moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little hesitant.

"You said Zhu Gaoyu has a bad character and speaks dishonestly?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were bright, and when he heard Mr. Xia say this, his expression was difficult to read, but a hint of displeasure rose in his heart.

Zhu Gaoyu is our grandson after all. We only taught him for a few days, and yet you, a teacher, make such a judgment about him and even conclude that he has a "bad character" and is "dishonest."

Old Zhu is hypocritical.

Simultaneously.

Old Zhu was still unhappy.

In his opinion, it was understandable that the child had a bad temper because he was young and liked to play.

But to say that he is dishonest... If we put it in a broader context, it means that he has loved lying since he was a child. If this big hat is put on him, Zhu Gaoyu will probably have to grow up with this label.

Old Zhu felt a little angry.

In his opinion, his grandson, even if he was as unruly as Zhu Gaoxu, could only be scolded by his father and grandfather. It would be fine if outsiders said a few words, but how could they say such harsh and merciless words?

Isn't that a slap in my face, Old Zhu?
The gentleman below was also a bookworm. He raised his head and said confidently:
"Every word I said is true, not a single word is false!"

Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath, but before he got angry, another gentleman below suddenly stood up with a red face and spoke up for Zhu Gaoyu.

"This is simply nonsense and lies! If Your Highness is really naughty, how can he be proficient in mathematics at such a young age?"

"If His Highness is really as Lord Wang said, with an outspoken personality, who likes to show off and speaks insincerely, why doesn't he live up to his reputation as a math prodigy?"

When Lord Wang heard this, he felt strange for a moment.

What’s the situation with this guy named Yang?
In the past, Yang Zhong only taught unconventional mathematics. Among the many teachers, he was relatively inconspicuous. He seldom had conflicts with others, let alone open conflicts with others like he did now.

Now...what is the situation?
Could it be that Zhu Gaoyu was really a mathematical genius?
But if that's the case...

Lord Wang couldn't help but raise his head and look at Zhu Yuanzhang sitting on the high seat. Thinking of the iron-blooded wrist of this founding emperor, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not pay attention to Lord Wang first, but looked at Yang Zhong thoughtfully:

"The fourth family really knows math?"

Yang Zhong was also a straightforward person. It was rare for him to meet such a good candidate. He was afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would not believe him, so he almost patted his chest and promised:
"Your Majesty, it is absolutely true! In class, I once took the square field problem from the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art, and Your Highness came up with the results of the length of the reed and the depth of the water without even thinking about it!"

Lord Wang was terrified when he heard this.

If what Yang Zhong said really came true, then his career as an official would be over.

He was still a little unwilling and wanted to refute:

"Lord Yang took the original questions of the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art. Maybe the young prince has seen them somewhere." Unlike Lord Wang's imagined expression, Yang Zhong just turned his head and smiled contemptuously when he heard this, and bowed again:
"Your Majesty, I thought the same thing at the time. I was afraid that I might have misunderstood the young prince due to my momentary negligence..."

When he said this, Yang Zhong, whether intentionally or unintentionally, turned his head and glanced at Wang Shisong beside him.

When Wang Shisong received this look, his face immediately turned dark.

Then, Yang Zhong continued, "But when I used other questions and changed the numbers in them and continued to consider them, Your Highness was able to quickly answer the correct answer. Your Majesty... this, this..."

At the end, Yang Zhong was obviously a little excited and couldn't even finish his words for a while.

Yang Zhong came from a traditional scholarly family and was fascinated by mathematics. For him, meeting a mathematical genius like Zhu Gaoyu was even more joyful than having a smooth official career.

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be more tolerant of such simple-mindedness, not to mention that Yang Zhong was still praising Zhu Gaoyu.

To Lao Zhu's ears, it sounded so pleasing.

But Lao Zhu still waved his hand very subtly:

"It's just that I have some talent. When I was studying, my teacher also praised me. I know all the twists and turns you guys are making..."

When this was said, Yang Zhong, an honest man, believed it and became really anxious:

"Your Majesty, if what I said is false in the slightest, I will be struck by lightning!"

After hearing this, Lao Zhu couldn't help but burst into laughter, with an indescribable sense of joy and pride in his laughter:
"Zhu Gaoyu... Well, this kid does have some special talents."

Oops.

As soon as he entered the hall, Zhu Gaoyu heard this praise from the emperor.

He coughed dryly.

Actually...he's not that good.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at the fourth brother and felt sad again.

Humph.

Not only is my mother partial to me, but my grandfather is also partial to me!

Just as he was thinking about it, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was originally laughing, suddenly turned cold when he saw Zhu Gaoxu.

"Gao Yang, why don't you kneel down?"

Zhu Gaoxu almost cursed.

How come when it came to the fourth brother's turn, he was a genius and a mathematical prodigy, but when it came to Zhu Gaoxu's turn, he just simply knelt down?
Isn't this differential treatment too obvious?
Zhu Gaoxu was filled with grief and indignation, but his body was very honest and he knelt down swiftly.

There was a pop.

The crisp sound of the knee hitting the gold brick was so loud that even Zhu Gaoyu couldn't help but feel a pain in his teeth when he heard it.

Today, the second brother didn’t wear the “Easy to Kneel”!

That compartment.

After Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Gaoxu to kneel down, he ignored this grandson who gave him a headache and turned to look at Zhu Gaoxu. Suddenly, a rare smile appeared on his cold face.

Zhu Yunwen, who was standing next to him, felt a little uncomfortable for some reason.

He was the one who walked in first just now, but this was the first time that the emperor didn't focus his attention on himself first!

Second update, ends today, see you tomorrow

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